| Lineup | Marquette | PG - James Truong (fresh) SG - Charlie Royal (fresh) SF - Donald Bellantoni (fresh) PF - John Johnson (fresh) C - Gerald Clay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Caleb Harper (fresh) SG - Robert Gean (fresh) SF - Robert Sepulveda (fresh) PF - James Anderson (fresh) C - Thomas Burge (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Gerald Clay wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | The Citadel | Caleb Harper grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | The Citadel | Robert Sepulveda misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | The Citadel | Thomas Burge gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | The Citadel | Thomas Burge clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Marquette | John Johnson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | The Citadel | Caleb Harper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:02 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 17:39 | The Citadel | John Johnson takes the ball from James Anderson | 3-0 |
| 17:35 | Marquette | Caleb Harper picks off the pass by James Truong in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 17:20 | The Citadel | Gerald Clay is called for the reach on James Anderson - foul #1 on Gerald Clay, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 17:00 | The Citadel | James Anderson can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 3-0 |
| 16:58 | Marquette | The rebound goes to John Johnson | 3-0 |
| 16:53 | Marquette | James Truong misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 3-0 |
| 16:52 | The Citadel | Robert Sepulveda pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 16:30 | The Citadel | Thomas Burge misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by James Truong - foul #1 on James Truong, team foul #3 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Lueck (SF), Richard Boatwright (PF), Brett Brown (C) Donald Bellantoni, John Johnson, Gerald Clay | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 16:30 | The Citadel | Thomas Burge makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 16:30 | The Citadel | Thomas Burge misses the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 16:30 | The Citadel | James Anderson snags the offensive board | 3-1 |
| 16:08 | The Citadel | Brett Brown blocks the jumper by Robert Gean | 3-1 |
| 16:06 | Marquette | Richard Boatwright grabs the defensive rebound | 3-1 |
| 16:01 | Marquette | Caleb Harper is called for the reach on James Truong - foul #1 on Caleb Harper, team foul #1 | 3-1 |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Swenson (PG) James Truong | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 15:47 | Marquette | Richard Boatwright is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Richard Boatwright, team foul #4 | 3-1 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Brian Swenson (fresh) SG - Charlie Royal (fresh) SF - Joseph Lueck (fresh) PF - Richard Boatwright (fresh) C - Brett Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Caleb Harper (fresh) SG - Robert Gean (fresh) SF - Robert Sepulveda (fresh) PF - James Anderson (fresh) C - Thomas Burge (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:37 | The Citadel | Thomas Burge hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Sepulveda and he's hacked by Charlie Royal - foul #1 on Charlie Royal, team foul #5 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Timothy (SF) Charlie Royal | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 15:37 | The Citadel | Thomas Burge makes the free throw | 3-4 |
| 15:28 | Marquette | Brian Swenson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-4 |
| 15:27 | The Citadel | Thomas Burge pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 15:05 | The Citadel | Robert Sepulveda misses the lay-in | 3-4 |
| 15:03 | The Citadel | Robert Gean tips it in | 3-6 |
| 14:34 | Marquette | Joseph Lueck is hacked by James Anderson - foul #1 on James Anderson, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Truong (PG), Charlie Royal (SG), Donald Bellantoni (SF), John Johnson (PF), Gerald Clay (C) Brian Swenson, Joseph Lueck, James Timothy, Richard Boatwright, Brett Brown | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Larry Phelps (PG), Abel Goncalves (SG), James Lofton (SF), Randal West (PF), Victor Dent (C) Caleb Harper, Robert Gean, Robert Sepulveda, James Anderson, Thomas Burge | |
| 14:09 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 14:07 | The Citadel | Abel Goncalves pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| 13:41 | The Citadel | Randal West knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Larry Phelps and he's hacked by John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #6 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joseph Lueck (PF) John Johnson | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 13:41 | The Citadel | Randal West makes the free throw | 3-9 |
| 13:25 | Marquette | Gerald Clay hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Truong | 6-9 |
| 13:13 | The Citadel | Randal West is fouled on the floor by Donald Bellantoni - foul #1 on Donald Bellantoni, team foul #7 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Caleb Harper (PG), Robert Gean (SG), Robert Sepulveda (SF), Thomas Burge (C) Larry Phelps, Abel Goncalves, James Lofton, Victor Dent | |
| 13:13 | The Citadel | Randal West misses the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 13:13 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Joseph Lueck | 6-9 |
| 13:00 | Marquette | Gerald Clay misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 12:58 | Marquette | Joseph Lueck tips it back up and in | 8-9 |
| 12:44 | The Citadel | Randal West double dribbles | 8-9 |
| Subs | Marquette | Brett Brown (C) Gerald Clay | |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Anderson (PF) Randal West | |
| 12:17 | Marquette | James Anderson blocks the short jumper by Donald Bellantoni | 8-9 |
| 12:16 | The Citadel | James Anderson snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 12:11 | The Citadel | Brett Brown swats the layup by Robert Gean | 8-9 |
| 12:09 | Marquette | Brett Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 12:04 | Marquette | Charlie Royal misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 8-9 |
| 12:02 | Marquette | James Truong grabs the offensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 11:44 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-9 |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Swenson (PG), James Timothy (SF), Richard Boatwright (PF) James Truong, Charlie Royal, Donald Bellantoni | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Brian Swenson (fresh) SG - Joseph Lueck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Timothy (fresh) PF - Richard Boatwright (fresh) C - Brett Brown (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Caleb Harper (fresh) SG - Robert Gean (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Sepulveda (fresh) PF - James Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Burge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | The Citadel | Robert Sepulveda comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 8-9 |
| 11:23 | The Citadel | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Sepulveda | 8-9 |
| 11:07 | The Citadel | Robert Sepulveda buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Gean | 8-12 |
| 10:53 | Marquette | Brett Brown comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 10:51 | The Citadel | James Anderson gets the rebound | 8-12 |
| 10:31 | The Citadel | Robert Sepulveda can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-12 |
| 10:29 | The Citadel | Thomas Burge hits the follow up shot | 8-14 |
| 10:22 | Marquette | Joseph Lueck misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 8-14 |
| 10:20 | The Citadel | Robert Gean pulls down the rebound | 8-14 |
| 10:07 | The Citadel | Robert Sepulveda comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-14 |
| 10:06 | The Citadel | James Anderson tips it in | 8-16 |
| 10:01 | Marquette | Joseph Lueck is fouled on the floor by Robert Sepulveda - foul #1 on Robert Sepulveda, team foul #3 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Truong (PG), Charlie Royal (SG), Donald Bellantoni (SF), Gerald Clay (C) Brian Swenson, Joseph Lueck, James Timothy, Brett Brown | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Larry Phelps (PG), James Lofton (SG), Victor Dent (SF), Randal West (C) Caleb Harper, Robert Gean, Robert Sepulveda, Thomas Burge | |
| 09:44 | Marquette | Charlie Royal comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner but the foul's on James Lofton - foul #1 on James Lofton, team foul #4 | 8-16 |
| 09:44 | Marquette | Charlie Royal makes the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 09:44 | Marquette | Charlie Royal makes the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 09:44 | Marquette | Charlie Royal makes the 3rd free throw | 11-16 |
| 09:19 | The Citadel | Randal West knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Lofton | 11-19 |
| 09:01 | Marquette | James Truong hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 11-19 |
| 08:59 | The Citadel | Victor Dent pulls down the rebound | 11-19 |
| 08:36 | The Citadel | James Lofton connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Larry Phelps | 11-21 |
| 08:14 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Gerald Clay | 14-21 |
| 07:53 | The Citadel | James Lofton misses the floater from the left wing | 14-21 |
| 07:52 | Marquette | Charlie Royal pulls down the rebound | 14-21 |
| 07:34 | Marquette | Charlie Royal can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-21 |
| 07:32 | The Citadel | Victor Dent gets the rebound | 14-21 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - James Truong (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charlie Royal (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Bellantoni (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Boatwright (fairly fresh) C - Gerald Clay (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Larry Phelps (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Lofton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Victor Dent (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Randal West (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:10 | The Citadel | Charlie Royal picks off the pass by Larry Phelps | 14-21 |
| 06:50 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni clanks a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Victor Dent - foul #1 on Victor Dent, team foul #5 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Swenson (PG), Joseph Lueck (PF), Brett Brown (C) James Truong, Richard Boatwright, Gerald Clay | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Caleb Harper (PG), Robert Gean (SG), Robert Sepulveda (SF), Jeffrey Ferguson (PF), Thomas Burge (C) Larry Phelps, James Lofton, Victor Dent, James Anderson, Randal West | |
| 06:50 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 06:50 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni misses the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 06:50 | The Citadel | Robert Gean grabs the defensive rebound | 15-21 |
| 06:37 | The Citadel | Jeffrey Ferguson misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 15-21 |
| 06:35 | Marquette | Joseph Lueck snags the defensive board | 15-21 |
| 06:31 | Marquette | Charlie Royal makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Bellantoni | 17-21 |
| 06:16 | The Citadel | Robert Sepulveda misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Donald Bellantoni - foul #2 on Donald Bellantoni, team foul #8 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Timothy (SG), Ricardo Torres (SF) Charlie Royal, Donald Bellantoni | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 06:16 | The Citadel | Robert Sepulveda makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 06:16 | The Citadel | Robert Sepulveda makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 05:54 | Marquette | Brett Brown misses short on a floater in the lane | 17-23 |
| 05:52 | The Citadel | Thomas Burge snags the defensive board | 17-23 |
| 05:47 | The Citadel | Robert Gean blows the layup but the foul's on James Timothy - foul #1 on James Timothy, team foul #9 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Truong (PG) Brian Swenson | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Randal West (PF) Jeffrey Ferguson | |
| 05:47 | The Citadel | Robert Gean makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 05:47 | The Citadel | Robert Gean makes the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 05:34 | Marquette | Brett Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-25 |
| 05:24 | The Citadel | Thomas Burge drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Gean | 17-27 |
| 05:22 | Marquette | James Truong is hacked by Robert Gean in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Gean, team foul #6 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charlie Royal (SG) Ricardo Torres | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 05:08 | Marquette | Robert Sepulveda is called for the reach on James Truong - foul #2 on Robert Sepulveda, team foul #7 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Lofton (SF) Robert Sepulveda | |
| 05:08 | Marquette | James Truong makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 05:08 | Marquette | James Truong makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 04:56 | The Citadel | Randal West misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charlie Royal - foul #2 on Charlie Royal, team foul #10 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gerald Clay (C) Charlie Royal | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 04:56 | The Citadel | Randal West makes the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 04:56 | The Citadel | Randal West makes the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 04:29 | Marquette | Joseph Lueck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Boatwright (PF) Brett Brown | |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Anderson (PF) Randal West | |
| 04:15 | The Citadel | James Lofton misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Joseph Lueck - foul #1 on Joseph Lueck, team foul #11 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | Brian Swenson (PG) James Truong | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 04:15 | The Citadel | James Lofton makes the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 04:15 | The Citadel | James Lofton makes the 2nd free throw | 19-31 |
| 04:07 | Marquette | Gerald Clay is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Gerald Clay, team foul #12 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | Ricardo Torres (SF) Gerald Clay | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 03:47 | The Citadel | Thomas Burge is fouled on the floor by Brian Swenson - foul #1 on Brian Swenson, team foul #13 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | Charlie Royal (SG), Donald Bellantoni (SF), John Johnson (PF), Brett Brown (C) James Timothy, Ricardo Torres, Joseph Lueck, Richard Boatwright | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Larry Phelps (PG), Robert Sepulveda (SF) Caleb Harper, James Lofton | |
| 03:47 | The Citadel | Thomas Burge misses the 1st free throw | 19-31 |
| 03:47 | The Citadel | Thomas Burge makes the 2nd free throw | 19-32 |
| 03:32 | Marquette | Charlie Royal drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Bellantoni | 22-32 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Brian Swenson (fresh) SG - Charlie Royal (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Donald Bellantoni (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Johnson (fresh) C - Brett Brown (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Larry Phelps (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Gean (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Sepulveda (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Burge (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | The Citadel | Robert Gean misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-32 |
| 03:13 | The Citadel | James Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 22-32 |
| 03:06 | The Citadel | Robert Sepulveda misses the jumper from the left side | 22-32 |
| 03:05 | The Citadel | Robert Sepulveda grabs the offensive board | 22-32 |
| 02:50 | The Citadel | James Anderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 22-32 |
| 02:48 | Marquette | Brett Brown grabs the board | 22-32 |
| 02:31 | Marquette | Thomas Burge swats the short shot by John Johnson | 22-32 |
| 02:30 | The Citadel | James Anderson snags the defensive board | 22-32 |
| 02:21 | The Citadel | The short jumper by James Anderson is denied by Brett Brown | 22-32 |
| 02:19 | The Citadel | Thomas Burge snags the offensive board | 22-32 |
| 02:03 | The Citadel | Thomas Burge clanks a 3 from the left corner | 22-32 |
| 02:01 | Marquette | John Johnson pulls down the rebound | 22-32 |
| 01:35 | Marquette | Charlie Royal misses short on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Gean - foul #2 on Robert Gean, team foul #8 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Truong (PG), Joseph Lueck (SF), Gerald Clay (C) Brian Swenson, Donald Bellantoni, Brett Brown | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Caleb Harper (PG), James Lofton (SG), Randal West (PF), Victor Dent (C) Larry Phelps, Robert Gean, James Anderson, Thomas Burge | |
| 01:35 | Marquette | Charlie Royal makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 01:35 | Marquette | Charlie Royal makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 01:09 | The Citadel | Randal West scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Sepulveda | 24-34 |
| 00:57 | Marquette | James Truong buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Joseph Lueck | 27-34 |
| 00:35 | The Citadel | Randal West can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on John Johnson - foul #3 on John Johnson, team foul #14 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Boatwright (PF) John Johnson | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Abel Goncalves (SG) Robert Sepulveda | |
| 00:35 | The Citadel | Randal West makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 00:35 | The Citadel | Randal West misses the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 00:35 | The Citadel | James Lofton gets the offensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 00:27 | The Citadel | Randal West is fouled on the floor by Gerald Clay - foul #3 on Gerald Clay, team foul #15 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Marquette | James Timothy (SF) Gerald Clay | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 00:27 | The Citadel | Randal West misses the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 00:27 | The Citadel | Randal West makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 00:05 | Marquette | James Timothy double dribbles | 27-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni (SF) Charlie Royal | |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Anderson (PF) Abel Goncalves | |
| 00:01 | The Citadel | James Truong steals it from James Lofton | 27-36 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | James Truong can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 27-36 |